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Letters Patent No. 62,216, dated February 19, 1867.

IMPROVE!) WELL-BORING AUGBR.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: i

Beit known that I, PnTmr-OLLOM, of Muncie, in the county of Delaware, and State of Indiana, have invented a new and useful improvement in the Sinking of Bored Wells; andI do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification. i

The present invention relates to the sinking of boredvwells, and consists more particularly in an improve` ment in an auger, and in the manner of hanging and operating the same for the boring of the well. In ,the accompanying plate of drawings my invention is illustrateda l Figure v1 being a side elevation of the auger, with the lever by which it is turned shown in cross-section, as applied to it. p I

Figure 2, a partial horizontal section ofoperating lever,` taken in the plane of -tlle line :u :v,'iig. 1.

Figure 3, a side view of auger, havingarms applied to it for withdrawing it from the ground; and

Figure 4, a horizontal section, taken Vin the plane of the line y y, iig. 3.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts. I

A, in the drawings, represents the auger, whichI make of cast steel, of suitable size, both in its diameter rnd length. This auger A is shaped like an ordinary carpenters auger,vexcept, in lieu of a screw-point, it is made with three similar sides or faces. The shank of the auger, at its lower end, is made of about one and onequarter inch in diameter, gradually increasing in size from such end for two inches of its length, where it is made two inches in diameter, and from that point decreased in diameter for one'inoh of its length, until it is one and one-half inch in diameter, whereby a belt is formed upon the shank, which packs the dirt as the auger passes or bores through the ground, and which I denominate the packer. B, notches formed in the shank of the auger, about two and one-half feet above the packer-belt ofI the same, and above that point every two and one-half feet apart. These notches are provided for the projection or rib C, on the plate D, attached to.lever E,

inside of theclevis F, to fit in, the said clevis being put on theauger or rod at'those points as shown in tig. 1 of the drawings. The said plate D I make of iron; but the projection orl rib C of the same I form of steel. The clevis being put around the auger` and rod at the notches of 'the same, with the projection or rib of the plate inserted in such notches, and the taps G in the outer ends of the clevis, by tightening such taps the lever is thereby so rmly fastened to the auger that, when turned by anysuitable power, the rod or auger will be turned in conjunction with it. The lever I make of wood, of suitable size, shape, and has the clevis at or near one end, with a hook, H, at or near the other, to attach or harness the horse to, by which the auger-is to be driven. In order to draw the auger from the well after being bored, I employ two yokes I I, made of bar iron, or other p suitable material, with jaws at one end, and an iron bolt to pass through' the ends ofthe jaws'. To raise the auger out of the well, the yokes are first secured in the rod, one on cach side, when, putting a lever under the yokes, resting upon a. block as a fulcrurn, and then bearing down upon the same, the auger will be elevated or drawn up, this operation being repeatediuntil the auger has been drawn out to the required or desired distance. By the improvement embraced in this invention wells can be sunk in a much less time, and with considerable less expense, than by the ordinary mode of sinking of wells.

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent 4 The improved auger or well-borer constructed and operated substantially as described.

' 4 PETER OLLOM.

Witnesses:

DAVID 0. MUNsEY, WM. J. Moons. 

